Georgia House Bill 163

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-27 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for student loan repayment for medical examiners employed by the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to provide for definitions; to authorize the board to approve applications; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for continued eligibility requirements; to provide for student loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for medical examiners employed by the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; provide

Rep. Lauren McDonald [R]	Rep. J Collins [R]	Rep. Carl Gilliard [D]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]
Rep. Carter Barrett [R]	Rep. Soo Hong [R]	Sen. Mike Hodges [R]

2023-03-29 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #359 (Y: 168 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2023-03-21 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #262 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-02 - House - Passage: House Vote #132 (Y: 172 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-27		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-04-27		Act 49
2023-04-27	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2023-03-29	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-20	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-02	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-02	House	House Third Readers
2023-02-27	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-02	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-01	House	House First Readers
2023-01-31	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63830
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213246
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216014
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216747
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218207
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220451
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63830#21172
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63830#21435
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63830#21589